Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 739 · 40 questions

Study tip (Read, plan, bank): Order: read the instructions → read the whole paper → mark the easy questions → answer known ones first → try the harder ones → check your answers. Key words: list / name / state → short points; explain / why → reasons; compare / distinguish → how they differ or match; define / meaning → the exact meaning. Stuck? Move on and come back. “Answer any four of six” means choose only four.

1. 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) writing without reading (c) ignoring instructions (d) panicking at a hard Q
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
3. 3.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
4. 4.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) noting the marks (c) watching others write (d) reading every question
5. 5.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
8. 8.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) circling key words (d) ignoring instructions
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) moving on when stuck (d) circling key words
10. 10.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) writing without reading (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
12. 12.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) moving on when stuck
13. 13.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) answering extra parts (c) starting with a sure one (d) noting the marks
14. 14.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) starting with a sure one (c) ignoring instructions (d) watching others write
16. 16.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) leave the hall (c) give up the paper (d) stare at it for ages
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
20. 20.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to look clever (c) to finish early (d) to bank sure marks
22. 22.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or mark the easy questions? (a) answer known ones first (b) mark the easy questions
23. 23.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the whole paper? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the whole paper
24. 24.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) planning time per part (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) watching others write
25. 25.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or check your answers? (a) try the harder ones (b) check your answers
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) starting with a sure one (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
28. 28.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
32. 32.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
34. 34.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to finish faster (c) to copy answers (d) to plan your time
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
36. 36.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
38. 38.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the whole paper? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the whole paper
39. 39.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) writing without reading (c) watching others write (d) stuck on Q1 for ages

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